Microcarpaea minima (J.Koenig ex Retz.) Merr.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Plantaginaceae
  • Species : Microcarpaea minima
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Microcarpaea minima (K.D. Koenig ex Retz.) Merr.
  • Collection Nos : KFP 3531, KFP 7844
  • Key identification features : A prostate herb with filiform stem, rooting at nodes. Leaves are linear-oblong to linear-spathulate, punctate above, glabrous. Calyx tube is campanulate, Corolla is long, pinkish-red. Capsules are ellipsoid, about half as long as calyx.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments : Common in paddy fields after harvest and also in marshy places
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Dakshina Kannada, Mysore, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi

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